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/. L MMS_.-.-.Editor
Published every Wednesday in The
A Ivertiser Building at $1.51 per year
in advance.
Entered as second class matter at
the postoffice at Edgefield. S. C.
No communications* will be published
unless accompanied by the writer's
name.
Cards of Thanks. Obituaries, Resolu
tions and Political Notices published at
advertising rates.
LARGESTJCIRCULATION IN
EDGEFIELDJCOUNTY.
Wednesday, April 22nd.
{The worth of a state, in the lon?
run, is the worth of the Individuals
composing it.-MILL.
The Colonel and his Rough Riders
will find a place in the picture.
Edgefield will soon have enough au
tomobiles to form a boosting party.
Mutt and Jeff should be among the
first conscripts for service in Mexico.
The House, the Senate and the
American people are with the Presi
dent.
The harvest time is approaching for
the 1914 crop of "sweet girl gradu
ates."
The eyes of the world are cn
Tampico, which causes Atlanta to be
green with envy.
President Wilson allowed the Mexi
cans plenty of rope and they are about
so hang themselves.
Huerta will have to fire more than
21 guns before he sees the end of the
trouble which he hag brought upon
himself.
The scene of the Mexican trouble
(Tampico) is pronounced as if spelled
thus, Tarm-pe-ko, the accent being on
the second syllable.
Wonder how many suffragettes will
volunteer for service in Mexico? They
should be willing to share the bitter
along with the sweets.
Edgefield horses haven't time for a
show. Everthing, even the faithful
ol d family horse, is pulling a plowjsix
days in the week
"'Uncle Sam" stands ready to spend
millions, hundreds of millions if so
much be needed, to defend the honor
and dignity of the Flag.
Which is the more honorable to be
whipped by the United States or by
the h?eyicans? That ?3 the question
with which Huerta was confronted.
Champaign circulars are already
abroad in the land. We understand
that some of them are so voluminous
lhat. they had to be bound in pamphlet
form.
?everal days ego a Saluda man looked
up a creditor and paid a debt that had
been standing for 25 years, and yet
some people say the world is not grow
ing better.
President Wilson has more than
90,000,000 of people athis back. All
political differences are forgotten when
the honor and dignity of the Flag is
.called into question.
.np in Stock Exchange Caused
ican Crisis."-Headlines. That's
a rurfe of the speculators. It
lave but little effect upon this
/if Mexico were wiped off the
.e first skirmish at Vera Cruz
y the policies of the '.wo con
forces were reflected. Maas,
. rican general, fired and retreat
ed, while the Americans fired and
advanced.
The encampment has been lost. It
would take some time to figure just
what the present administration has
cost South Carolina, and yet there are
good men who endorse it. That is
what we fail to understand.
"Scholars Needed to Run the Gov
ernment. "-Headlines. The scholar
in the White House has made good
from the day ne entered upon his du
ties, notwithstanding many propheoies
that his administration would ba a
.miserable failure.
The Newberry Observer fays far
mers of that county are more interest
e i in the dispensary question than any
oilier persons. Such was the case
when the dispensary was voted out in
Edgeiie'd. There has been a marked
improvement in labor since the dispen
sary was thrown overboard in this
cuunty.
We have heard no expressions as to
t he cotton acreage for this county for
1 1914, but we do not believe that it
will be as large as it was several years
ago. The increased attention that ia
given to corn, together with the in
crease 1 acreage in.oats, has to an ap
preciable extent reduced the cotton
acreage in this county.
Attend the Club Meetings.
Every Democratic club in the county
will meet next Saturday afternoon to
re-organize and elect delegates to the
county convention, and it behooves
every true Democrat to heed this call
to duty. Lay aside privr.te business
long enough to attend to this public
duty. There are clarion calls to duty
ia time of peace as well as when the
war clouds are gathering. Heed the
call made for Saturday afternoon. No
ene else can perform this duty for
you. YOUR presence is needed at this
initial meeting of the campaign.
Welcome to Edgefield County.
The Advertiser extends a cordial
welcome to Dr. W. S. Stokes who has
purchased an interest in The News
M onitcr and is now the editor and man
ager of the paper. Dr. Stokes is not
a new member of the Fourth Estate.
Before fuming to Johnston he was edi
tor and manager of the News and
Herald of Winnsboro, making of it a
strong, newsy paper. The relations
between the paper in our sister town
of Johnston and those of the county
seat have always been of the most
p leasant nature and w i trust and be
lieve that the same pleasant relations
wi ll continue, undisturbed by the com
ingof Dr. Stokes. We wish The News
M onitor a full measu/e of prosperity
under the"new management. Already
we note with pleasure changes and im
provements. Our young friend, Junius
Bailey, is still one of the makers of
t he paper. He is a young man of na
tive ability who possesses sterling qual
ities and he will likewise contribute to
the success of The News-Monitor.
Decision Eagerly Awaited,
The dispensary board of Lexington
:ounty has already opened five dispen
sa ries and has planned to open the
sixth in Batesburg. A building has
been rented anda stock of whiskey has
been shipped to Batesburg but the
board is being temporarily restrained
from opening by the court. The mat
ter will be argued before Judge J. W.
DeVore in Edgefield Monday, April 27.
The dispensary people have all along
been the loudest advocates of local op
tion or local self government as a fun
damental Democratic principle. But
it seems that when the application of
this principle goes counter to their in
terests they'are unwilling for the peo
ple to exercise this right. AB we un
ie rstand it, a majority of thc people
3l* Batesburg are opposed to the es
tablishment of a dispensary in that
town and petitioned the board not to
place a dispensary on them. The board
disregarded the wishesof the majority
?md perfected ita plans,for opening a
dispensary. Those who opposed the
gstablishmeut of a dispensary obtained
sin order from the court restraining
the board until a full hearing could
be had.
A final decision is being eagerly
waited.
The Deestrick Skule.
In several respects a new reco'd
has been set for entertainments in
Edgefield. The Deestrick Skule
which was given in the opera house
Monday night proved to be the
most popular attraction ever given
here. This was conclusively shown
by the very large attendance and
by the demand for reserved seats
that could not be supplied. Chairs
were placed in every foot of availa
ble space in the opera house and
then there were scores and scores
who could hardly find standing
loom. The amount of money re
alized was also a record breaki-r,
the total gross receipts being ?218.
This passes all records of the past.
Every member of the Skule.
from Prof. Threewitts all down
through the roll of scholars, de
serves the highest commendation
for the part that each one contribu
ted to the success of the entertain
ment. The members of the NV. C.
T. U., the organization under
whose auspices the play was given,
is very grateful to them all for thc
service which they have rendered.
They are also grateful lo the John
ston orchestra for the part that
these gentlemen contributed to the
success of the entertainment. Then
half dozen sections were well ren
dered and were thoroughly enjoyed.
Just received a large shipment of
Carhart Overalls formen. There is
nothing better mode. Try a pair.
Mukashy Bargaiu House.
What, Others Say
New Yorkers Out of Date.
What about sending some missiona
ries from South Carolina to New York?
Those benighted heathen up there be
lieve ia executing men for murder.
Punishment for crime ia a back num
ber.-Greenwood Index.
Demagoguery Feeds on Ignorance.
The Gaffney Ledger wants to know
why it is thc demagogic office-seeker
opposes the education of the masses.
That is easy. If the masses were edu
cated, there would be no demagogic of
ficials.-Greenville Piedmont.
Something Lacking in South Carolina.
Race-track gambling has been stop
ped in Oklahoma because Lee Cruce,
Governor, has backbone and courage.
Race-track gambling in Virginia has
been stopped because Henry Stuart,
Governor, has backbone and courage.
Does anybody in South Carolina
doubt itT-The State.
No Enemies, No Strength.
The man who has no enemies is usu
ally one of no strength of character or
of conviction. People who are strong
along these lines can not Tail to meet
opposition, but they also make strong
triends, and they gain the respect ol
all, providing, of course, that their
character is right.-Orangeburg Times
and Democrat.
President Strongly Supported.
That was a happy thought of Sena
tor Gore's to poll the delegates to the
Baltimore convention to see how they,
stand on the question of repealing the
Panama Canal tolls act, says the Bos
ton Globe. Of the 448 delegates heard
from. 338 are for repeal, 69 are against
it and 14 are noncommittal-a showtag
that strongly backs up Mr. Wilson.
Columbia Record.
Money Disappears.
When the automobile fever gets a
firm hold in the county you will find
that much of the surplus cash has dis
appeared. The man who is able to
purchase a machine has a perfect right
to do so, but it is better for any coun
ty to have this money invested in some
business or manufacturing enterprise.
Spending money for automobiles is
like patronizing mail order housei
the money is never seen again.-News
and Herald.
Smile Provokers
" I give you, my word, the next
person who interrupts the proceed
ings, said the judge sternly, will be
expelled from the court room aifci
ordered home." ?
"Mooray!" yelled the prisoner.
Then the judge pondered.
"Who gave the bride away?" ask
ed Mrs. Evans of her daughter, who
had just returned from the wedding.
"lier little brother, replied the
daughter. He stood up in the middle
of thu ceremony and gelled, hurrah.
Blanche, yonVe trot him at last!"
New York Evening Post.
"Look here, you swindler, roared
the owner of the BU harban property
to the real estate man. When you
sold nie this house, didn't you nay
I hat in three months I wouldn't
part with it for il0,000?"
"Certainly, said the real estate
rleab-r calmly, and you haven't have
you?"-Ladies Home Journal.
When Jasper got back to his
office his boss said :
"Look here, does it take you a
half hour to go down to the corner
and do an errand for me?"
"It did this time, sir, answered
Jasper. A m.'n dropped a quarter
down a hole in the sidewalk."
"And it took you all this time to
tret it out?"
"Yes, sir; vou see, I had to wait
till the man went away."
Blushing, she hid her face on her
father's shoulder.
"He loves me, she breathed."
"Wants lo marry you, eh?" the
old man grunted.
"Yes, papa."
"What's his income?"
She started.
"I don't know she murmered, hut
the coincidence is very strange."
"What coincidence?" asked her
father.
"Clarence, she answered, asked
the very same question about your
income.''-Savannah Press.
"Ts this tho newspaper office?"
inquired an irate visitor.
"It. is, responded the man at the
desk."
"Didn't this paper say I was a
liar?"
"It did not.\
"Didn't it sav I was a scoundrel?"
"ltdid not."
"Well, some paper said it."
"Possibly it was our contempora
ry down the street, suggested the
editor as he picked up a paper
weiirht, for this paper never prints
stale nen?."-Ex.
I
United States ( iv?!-Service Ex
animation.
At Edgefield, S. C., for Edgefield
County, ?Saturday. May fi, 1014.
The United States Civil Ser
vice Commission announces an
open competitive examination on
the date and at thc places named
above, as a result of which it is ex
pected to make certification to fill
a vacancy in the position of rural
carrier ai Cleora and Meriwether,
S. C., and other vacancies as they
m?y occur on rural routes at post
offices in the above named county,
unless it is found to be in the in
terest of the service to fill any va
cancy by reinstatement, transfer, or
promotion. The compensation of
a rural carrier is based upon the
length of the route. Salaries range
from ?484 to $1.100 per year.
Age, 18 to 55, on the date of the
examination. The maximunageis
waived in cases of persons honora
bly discharged from the United
States military or naval service.
An applicant must have his ac
tual domicile in the territory sup
plied by a post office in the county
for which the examination is an
nounced.
The examination is open to all
male citizens of the United States
who can comply with the require
ments.
Application form 1341, and full
information concerning the require
ments of the examination, can be
secured from the secretary of the
local examining board ot the post
master at any of the examination
points mimed above, or from the
United States Civil Service Com
mission, Washington, D. C.
Applications should be properly
executed and filed with the Com
mission at Washington. As exam
ination papers are shipped from the
commission to the places of exami
nation, it is necessary that applica- j
tions be received in ample time toi
arrange for the examination desir
ed at the place indicated by the ap
plicant. The Commission will
therefore arrange to examine any
applicant whose application is ic
ceived in time to permit the ship
ment of the necessary papers.
An eligible register for the posi
tion of rural letter carrier for each
county will be maintained. A person
must be examined in the county in
which the postoftice that supplies
his home is situated. As a result
of such examination he may be
come eligible to appointment as
rural carrier at any post office in
said county. A rural letter carrier
after one year's satisfactory ser
vice may be transferred to the po
sition or carrier in a first or second
cla?s post office, to the position of
railway mail clerk, or to other po
sitions iu tba classified service, sub
ject to such examinations as may
be required by th3 civil-service
rules.
JOHN A. McILHENNY,
President.
April 13, 1914.
Poem on Opportunity.
[By Walter Malone, of Memphis.]
They do me wrong who say I come no
more
When once I knock and fail to find
you in;
For every day I stand outside your
door.
And bid you wake, and rise to fight
and win.
Wait not for precions chances passed
away,
Weep not for golden ages on the
wane!
Each night I burn the records of the
day;
At sunrise every soul is born again.
Laugh like a boy at splendors that
have sped
To vanished joys be blind and deaf and
dumb;
My judgments seal the dead past with
its dead,
But never bind a moment yet to come.
Though deep in mire, wring not your
hands and weep;
I lend an arm to all who say '1 can!"
No shamefaced outcast ever sank so
deep
But yet might rise and be again a
man!
Dost thou behold thy lost youth all
aghast?
Dost reel from righteous retribution's
blow?
Then turn from blotted archives of the
past
And find the future's pages white as
snow !
Art thou a mourner? Rouse thee from
thy spell;
Art thou a sinner? Sins may be for
given;
Each morning gives thc wings to flee
from hell,
Each night a star to guide thy feet to
heaven.
Large assortment of Men's straw
hats just received in the late styles.
Come in while we have your size.
MukaBhy Bargain House.
AU of the New Things.
Our Spring stock is ?ow complete in every de
partment. lt matters not what the ladies want we
have it. Come in to see all the new Spring fabrics
that we are showing in the beautiful colors of the
season. Goods for dresses, goods for skirts, goods
for waists-for misses and ladies. We also have a
very large stock of trimmings, lace embroidery, etc.
We can please the most exacting buyer in these
goods.
We are showing a beautiful assortment of un
derwear for ladies, misses, men and boys. Come in
before you buy your supply of light underwear.
Our Shoe Department is well supplied with the
most stylish oxfords and slippers. We have them in
the popular lasts and in patents, gun metal, tans and
vici kid.
We invite the men and boys to see our stock of
clothing and hats. Our prices are reasonable.
J. W. PEAK.
au.Tmw*Hnr'vir*TT7fTrT
Otto dasoiifie Engines
In the oldest newspaper in South Carolina we
offer to the good people of Edgefleld county some in
formation about Gasoline Engines built by the Otto
Gas Works of Philadelphia. Engines of the same
type and style are built by some of the great shops in
Europe also.
The Otto is the start and beginning of all the Gas
Pingine business of today. It will also be the best to
morrow. If you need a Gasoline Engine 1 H. P. or
300 H. P. You can't buy better. You can buy
cheaper through
A. P. ALDRICH, Greenwood, S. C. |
A. E. PADGETT, President
THOS. H. KAI XS FORD.
Vice President.
W. H. HARLING, Cashier
WM. A. BYRD,
Asst. Cashier.
CAPITAL AND SURPLUS PROFITS $118,000.00
THE FARMERS BANK
OF EDGEFIELD, S. C.
State and County Depository
Desires to thank its patrons and the public for tfre^iberal-pafc*ea?ge
has enjoyed during the past year.
Twenty-three years of close personal relations with our patrons with
the satisfactory service we have given our many depositors establishes the
basis upon which we solicit new accounts.
Our combined capital and surplus profits our conservative methods,
and our long successful experience enables us to offer the best service.
We are alwrys in position to extend to our customers such accommodations
as their business, their balances and their credit justifies.
We Invite New Accounts for the Yeer 1914.
A Family Treasure
/tl FE*
INSURANCE.
is a policy on the husband and
father's life written by us in
such a sound substantial company
as the. The
man who is thus equipped may
well belong to the "Don't Worry
Club"-his wife too. Let us tel!
you about our many excellent
plans and optional
E. J. Norris,
Edgefield, South Carolina,
NOT PAINT.
The worst mistake in painting is
not putting off. That costs about'
10 per cent; you keep your money j
a year and pay 10 per cent for it.
Paint would have to come down
'?? per cent to make 10 percent on (
the job, for wages do not go down.
The worst mistake is cheap paint, j
It costs from 50 per cent to 100,
first cost, and another in wear.
What a liar 'cheap" is! "Put-off"
is bad enough; "cheap" is ten times
worse.
Devoe.
New Arrivals.
1 shipment of Ratine in white,
black, blue and tan, 3(i-inch ?ridth,
retails every where at 25c, but we
are selling this week only, at 174u.
Rubenstein.
To Prevent Blood Poisoning
apply at once the wonderful old reliable DR.
PORTER'S ANTISEPTIC HEALING OIL.a sur
gical dressing that relieves pain and heals at
the MUM tua? Not n Unlmomt. 25*. Mo. il Xn
Mr. Stock Owner!
We carry in stock all the
following
Boyd's Remedies
which are guaranteed to do the
work claimed for them or pur
chase price will be refunded.
Boyd':-. Sure Pop Colic Cure. lars* . $1.00
Boyd's Sure Pop Colic Cure, small , .50
Boyd'e Sure Pop Fever & Cough Cure .50
Boyd's Sure Pop Putative.50
Boyd's Sure Pop Eye Remedy ... .50
Boyd's Sure Pop Hoof Liquid . . . .25
Boyd's Sure Pop Magnetic Ointment . .25
Boyd's Liniment, small.25
Boyd's Liniment, medium.50
Boyd's Liniment, large.1.00
Boyd's Worm and Condition Po. sml.. .25
Boyd's Worm and Condition Po. med . .50
Boyd's Worm und Condition Po. Ice. 1.00
For Sale by
G. T\ 0UZTS,
Kirkaey, S. C.